Infant&#39;s folding combination bathtub and dressing table



1929- H. E. McCANDLESS 1,726,159

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INFANT'S FOLDING COMBINATION BATHTUB AND DRESSING TABLE Filed June 29, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR 01'1"? %4c0mid2eaa ATTOR N EY Patented Aug. 27, 1929 UNITED STATES HARRY E. MCCANDLESS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

INFANTS FOLDING COMBINATION Application filed June 29,

This invention relates to an infants folding combination bath tub and dressing table of the general type comprising a foldable stand adapted to support a collapsible tub, and a dressing table positionable either on top of the stand or at the rear thereof in a vertical position, and the main ob ect of the improvement is to afford a simplified construction that can be manufactured at a low cost, and one which will be durable and function in a practicable and efficient manner.

In a more particular aspect, the invention has for its purpose to afford an improved construction for removably supporting a collapsible tub on a stand so that the tub can be quickly and firmly positioned for use or readily removed from the stand when it is desired to use only the dressing table.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide simple and efficient connecting means between a stand and dressing table, and to permit the dressing table to be quickly disconnected from the stand if it is desirable to use only the tub.

An additional object is to afford an arrangement such that the table can be instantaneously assembled on the stand to permit its pivotal sliding motion with reference to the stand, whereby it can be located either above the stand horizontally or at the rear of the stand in a vertical position.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts that will appear clearly from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the novel features being pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stand made in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, appearing in open position with the tub removed and dressing table located at-the rear of the stand in vertical position;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the tub and tub rails removed from the stand;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the stand with the tub removed and the dressing table supported horizontally on top of the stand, parts being broken away;

Figure 4 is an end view .with parts broken away, showing the tub in position on the stand;

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line 55 BATHTUB AND DRESSING TABLE.

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of Figure 3, and showing in dotted lines the position of the parts when the table is ar-' ranged vertically at the rear of the stand;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Fi ure 7 is a View similar to Figure 5, showing the dressing table positioned on top of the tub and tub rails;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6, showing the position of the parts when disconinecting the dressing table from the stand, an

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of one of the removable swinging spring supporting members for the dressing table.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the several views, there is employed a foldable stand consisting of pairs of crossed legs designated at l and2 which are connected by lower rails 3 and top rails 4, the legs being pivoted together to permit folding, as usual in this type of construction. At the upper ends of the legs 1 and 2 are provided pins or projections 5 extending Vertically therefrom and preferably formed integral with the legs 1 and 2.

The tub which is formed of rubber fabric or other suitable flexible material is designated at 6, being attached to the rails 7 in any convenient way. The rails 7 are provided in their under faces near their ends with recesses or openings 8 adapted to slip over the projections 5 when the tub is to be positioned on the frame, as shown in Figure 4, the rails 7 being held 1n such position by hooks 9 engaging pins 10 on the top rails 4 of the stand. It will be noted by reference to Figure 7 of the drawings that the projections 5 extend upwardly and outwardly, that is, are inclined outwardly and upwardly in the direction of the cross legs 1 and 2, so that a binding or hooking engagement is provided between them and the tub rails. With this arrangement, the force of the weight suspended on the rails is substantially in the direction of the legs, and a more secure engagement is provided between the tub rails and the legs than would be the case if the projections were otherwise disposed.

, It will be understood that when the tub and tub rails 7 are positioned on the frame with the recesses in the rails '7 engaging the pins 5, as shown in Figure 4, the tub can be collapsed with the frame or can be used for holding water, and the dressin table can be positioned horizontally above t e tub resting upon the top surfaces of the rails 7, or suspended vertically at the. rear of the tub frame, .and when desirable to use only the dressing table, the hooks 9 are disengaged from the pins 10, permitting the tub and tub rails to be lifted away from the foldable stand.

The dressing table consists of a frame comprising front, and back rails 15 and side rails 16, while 17 is a covering of canvas or'other suitable material stretched over the frame, 18 being a handle to permit easy manipulation and positioning of the table. Attached to the inner faces of the side rails 16 of the dressing table are guide rods 18 which are slidably associated with supporting members on the foldable stand so as to permit positioning of the table vertically at the rear of the stand or horizontally on top of the stand. To permit disconnecting the table entirely from the stand, the rear top rail 4 of the stand is provided with hearing plates 19 provided with sockets 20 which are adapted to receive the opposite pintles 21 of the swinging table sup porting members. Each of the table supporting members is preferably, but not necessarily, of the form shown in Figure 9, consisting of a single piece of spring rod bent upon itself to form an eye 22, bent ends 23 and body portions 24 which extend at an angle to the bent ends 23, as shown in Figures 5 and 8.

In the manufacture of the device, the eyes 22 are assembled on the guide rods 18 before the latter are attached to the side rails of the table so that the supporting members are permanently attached to the table and cannot be lost when the table is removed from the stand. The supporting member being formed of spring metal, its legs or opposite portions are compressible toward each other, as shown in Figure 8, and to remove the table from the stand, the body portions 24 of the supporti members are pressed together as shown, su ciently to permit one of the pintles 21 to clear its socket 20, and by the reverse operation, the table can be quickly arranged in operative position on the stand.

It will be understood that the stand can be used with either the tub or table removed, or with both of these elements arranged on the stand. When the tub is removed, and the dressing table is positioned horizontally above the stand, the pins 5 of the forward legs 1 are located just outside the side rails 16 of the dressing table, as shown in Figure 3, thereby serving to hold the dressing table in proper position and prevent endwise shifting of the same. The swinging supporting members that engage the guide rods 18 are of sufficient length and so shaped that they accommodate themselves easily to the guide rods 18, irrespective of whether the dressing within the general purposes of the'improvements or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs with upwardly and outwardly extending projections at the upper ends of the crossed legs, of a collapsible tub and longitudinal rails to which the tub is attached, said rails having recesses in their under faces for engagement with the aforementioned projections.

2. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs, projections formed integral with the crossed legs and extending outwardly and upwardly from the upper ends of the latter, a collapsible tub, longitudinal rails to which the collapsible tub is attached, said rails having recesses in their under faces for engaging the aforementioned projections, and meansfor detachably retaining the tub rails on the stand.

3. The combination with a. foldable stand including crossed legs, projections extending vertically from the upper ends of the legs, a collapsible tub, longitudinal rails to which the tub is attached, said rails having recesses in their under faces to engage the aforementioned projections, top rails connecting the legs, and a dressing table pivotally supported on the stand and positionable horizontally thereon either on the tub rails or on said top rails when the tub is removed, the aforementioned projections on the inside legs extending upwardly adjacent to the outer end faces of said dressing-table when the latter is positioned on the top rails and serving to limit endwise movement of the table.

4. The combination with a foldable stand, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of the side rails, and swinging supporting members on the stand having relative sliding engagement with the guide rods.

5. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of the side rails, and swinging supporting members on one of said top rails having relative sliding engagement with said guide rods.

6. The combination with a foldable stand, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of said side rails and located in the plane of said frame, and supporting members swingingly mounted on the stand and having relative sliding engagement withsaid guide rods.

7. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of said side rails and located in the plane of said frame, and supporting members mounted on one of the aforementioned top rails and having relative sliding engagement with said guide rods.

8. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods secured to the inner faces of said side rails, and swinging supporting members mounted on one of the top rails and cooperating with said guide rods.

9. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connect ing the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods mounted on the inner faces of said side rails, and supporting members detachably mounted on one of said top rails and cooperating with the-aforementioned guide rods.

10. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of said side rails, and supporting members detachably mounted on one of said top rails, said supporting members being permanently associated with the guide rods for relative sliding movement thereon.

11. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back,

and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to the inner faces of said side rails, bearing plates mounted on one of said top rails and having sockets therein, and spring supporting members including oppositely extending pintles detachably engaging said sockets and having cooperative sliding engagement with said guide rods.

12. The combination with a foldablo stand, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods attached to said side rails of the table, and supporting members having slidable engagement with the guide rods and detachably mounted on the stand.

13. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured-to the rails, guide rods attached to said side rails of the table, and supporting members having slidable engagement with the guide rods and detachably mounted on one of said top rails.

14. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods mounted on said side rails, and supporting members detachably mounted on the stand, said supporting members being permanently associated with the guide rods for relative sliding movement thereon.

15. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods mounted on said side rails, bearing plates on the stand having sockets therein, and spring supporting'members having oppositely extending pintles removably engaging said sockets and adapted to be swingingly mounted therein, said supporting members having slidable engagement with the aforesaid guide rods.

16. The combination with a foldable stand including crossed legs and top rails connecting the legs of each pair, of a dressing table comprising a frame consisting of front, back, and side.rails and a covering secured to the rails, guide rods mounted on said side rails, bearing plates mounted on the stand having sockets therein, and spring supporting members having oppositely extending pintles removably engaging said sockets and adapted to be swingingly mounted therein, said supporting members being permanently associated with the guide rods for sliding movement thereon.

17. The combination with a foldable stand including legs, a collapsible tub, rails to which the tub is attached. interengaging devices between said rails and the upper ends of the legs, rails connecting the legs, and a d ressing table pivotally connected with the stand and adapted to occupy a horizontal position thereon either on the tub rails or on said top rails when the tub is removed.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

HARRY E. MOCANDLESS. 

